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Steering      CHAPTER 9.1


















































           Fig. 9.1-24 Mercedes Benz safety steering tube and dished steering wheel; it is fixed to the recirculating ball steering gear with
           a compliant ‘joint’. The bottom illustration shows the corrugated tube bending out in a head-on crash. The illustration also shows the
           energy-absorbing deformation of the steering wheel and the flexibility of the steering gear mounting.




























           Fig. 9.1-25 BMW passenger car with air bags for the front, sides and head (front and back).


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